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Thailand has pretty loose feelings about sex, from the famous ping pong shows in Bangkok to the popularity of Lady boys. Following that evolved outlook on the horizontal mambo, Thailand also enjoys several sex or...

While in Ecuador, one sees the ubiquitous chicken bus. In this continuing series of Latin and South American camionettas (buses), I bring you the more grown-up and elegant buses of Ecuador. While these babies still...

Besides the food, culture, and scenery that lure most travelers across the globe, architecture in its own right has quite a powerful draw. Who knew stacks of bricks could elicit such beauty, such mystery, and...

Boston, what can one say that hasn’t already been said. This town has more to offer any visitor or local that most. Downtown caters to history lovers, foodies, university students, theater folks, sports fanatics, and...